RPGM Just started, what kind of mistakes do people make with there first game?

[a_soda]

Hey Fellow Adult Gamers!
I have always loved playing adult games and thought why not start making something myself, I have tried before to set up a team but it has never worked out.
I have RPG Maker, MV to be precise and I have started working on a game, it is in really early stages. I am an artist and animator so I got the art part covered.

I kind of just wanna ask what is some stuff is easy to miss in the beginning or mistake that people do? The first thing I could think of was people usually make the game to big, which is why I have decided to make a smaller game to start with. Only two main characters and some background characters.

Quick summer of the game:
You wake up on an island, this island is only populated by monster and rejected races. After a lot of problems, you fall over a Half-Dark elf.
You decided to help her with her problems, cuz you don't really have anything else to do and most other things and people want to kill you.
A small game about you and the Half-Dark elf going though the Islands hardship and might discover more about it and yourself... or just kill and
fuck things, that's cool too.

Thank you for your time! <3
~ Have a great day ~
A_soda

 

[Morgan42]

Overly complex puzzles. If you're going to make a game on RPG maker, I recommend you check out Treasures of Nadia. Most of his puzzles are very simple and obvious fetch quests and his actual puzzles are fairly simple. I think that's the best route to go. Also, his in game help feature is both sexy and very helpful although I'm sure it was a pain in the ass to program.

 

[about_it]

Building a game and writing a good story requires a clear plan. This will make it easier to code the game. If the idea is blurred, then creativity can turn into anguish.

 

[osanaiko]

One mistake I've seen several developers do initially is forget that part of their images will nearly always be covered by the dialogue box. You still need to make a full page image, but the focus should be at about the 1/3 from top of image, not at 1/2 or lower.

 

[a_soda]

Overly complex puzzles. If you're going to make a game on RPG Maker, I recommend you check out Treasures of Nadia. Most of his puzzles are very simple and obvious fetch quests and his actual puzzles are fairly simple. I think that's the best route to go. Also, his in-game help feature is both sexy and very helpful although I'm sure it was a pain in the ass to program.

Sins this is my first game I am gonna make the puzzles and whatever the quests might be. And yeah I love that game but I feel like he knows a little bit more what he is doing. So I am gonna keep it simple yet fun.

Yeah, and the help features are nice but yeah, don't think I will be able to make anything like that yet. Maybe in the future. But thank you for the tips and time!

 

[a_soda]

Building a game and writing a good story requires a clear plan. This will make it easier to code the game. If the idea is blurred, then creativity can turn into anguish.

Yes, simple but the fun is what I am going for with this game. I wanna make something fun but still simple for me to make and for people to enjoy.

Thank you for your time!

 

[a_soda]

One mistake I've seen several developers do initially is forget that part of their images will nearly always be covered by the dialogue box. You still need to make a full page image, but the focus should be at about the 1/3 from top of image, not at 1/2 or lower.

Yeah, I already have that in mind, sins I am an artist I at least have that down. But thank you for the tip and time!